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Free Willy (1993) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010) (V)

Spin off

"Free Willy" (1994)

Referenced in

"Action: One Easy Piece (#1.11)" (????)
 -  Peter mentions the film.
Nunsense (1993) (TV)
 -  In the Rush-sniffing scene
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years: Guess Who's Coming to College? (#1.1)" (1993)
 -  Leslie says, "It was so sweet that you cried when they freed Willy."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Wild World of Batwoman (#6.15)" (1993)
 -  "When do they Free Willy?"
"The Nanny: Here Comes the Brood (#1.4)" (1993)
 -  C.C. mentions the character of Willy being freed.
"The Simpsons: The Boy Who Knew Too Much (#5.20)" (1994)
 -  Homer watches a director's cut of this on TV, characters talk about it before hand.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion USA (#7.2)" (1994)
 -  "These scenes were cut from Free Willy"
"Due South: Free Willie (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  Title reference
Tommy Boy (1995)
"Weird Science: Free Gary (#3.12)" (1995)
 -  Uses the movie title in the title
Species (1995)
 -  Michael Madsen's cat being named Orca, Michael Madsen was in Free Willy
"Married with Children: Requiem for a Dead Briard (#10.3)" (1995)
 -  Al calls Peg's mother "a.k.a. Free Willy".
"Married with Children: Bearly Men (#10.12)" (1995)
 -  Ephraim about taking his wife home: "I'm coming to free Willy."
Killers (1996)
 -  they're talking about that movie
"Married with Children: The Joke's on Al (#10.27)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by name.
Striptease (1996)
Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997) (V)
"Married with Children: Live Nude Peg (#11.17)" (1997)
 -  Bud, trying to convince Kelly of gaining weight for a role, tells her: "Free Willy used to be Flipper."
Plump Fiction (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Chasers (#9.21)" (1997)
 -  Mike tells them to go watch this with Gypsy
Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)
 -  The kids mention the movie Free Willy when they are planning to free slappy from the aquarium
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gorgo (#10.9)" (1998)
 -  during a boating scene someone says 'We must kill Willy"
Holy Man (1998)
The Muse (1999)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Kangaroo Jack (2003)
 -  referenced in dialogue
Foolproof (2003)
 -  32 min. into the film Sam mentions the older film's title in dialog.
Les clefs de bagnole (2003)
 -  laurent name the killer-whale "willy" at the end of the movie
"Saturday Night Live: Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson (#30.12)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned on Rap Night
Monster-in-Law (2005)
 -  Tanya Murphy names it as one of her favorite movies
Un ticket pour l'espace (2006)
 -  referenced by title
"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Free Tippy (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  title reference
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
 -  when Dargis is being interview by the animal rights group, he mentions this movie
Shark Bait (2006)
 -  "Did I ever tell you boys about the time I freed Willy?"
"Aspe: Free Willy (#2.8)" (2006)
 -  Open reference by a character
Surf School (2006)
 -  "Free Willy! Free Willy!"
Gray Matters (2006/I)
 -  Sam mentions Free Willy 1, 2 and 3 in the dog park
"Una familia de diez: Destapando el baño (#1.5)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by name by El Abuelo.
"Hole in the Wall: Sports Stars vs Couch Potatoes (#1.7)" (2008/II)
 -  Mentioned by Jules Lund after one of the Couch Potatoes is knocked into the pool.
Dance Flick (2009)
 -  "Look who freed Willy."

Featured in

Love Affair (1994)
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Rescues (#1.15)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the best rescues in movie history

Spoofed in

Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV)
 -  As a killer whale is freed it jumps over a gate and lands on Elmyra, with Babs singing a parody of the song Will You Be There by Michael Jackson which was recorded for the movie.
"The Simpsons: The Boy Who Knew Too Much (#5.20)" (1994)
 -  In a "Director's Cut" of the film, Jesse is crushed by Willy as he tries to jump over him.
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
The Independent (2000)
 -  Ben Stiller plays Willy, a cop in a movie within The Independent called "One Whale of a Cop." A kid is setting his cop free to be with the other cops.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XI (#12.1)" (2000)
 -  Snorky the dolhpin's escape is almost shot-for-shot of Free Willy in the iconic scene from the film.
"Vecinos: Servicio de cable (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by name as Free Chilli.
"South Park: Free Willzyx (#9.13)" (2005)
 -  A spoof, where the South Park boys try to free a killer wale
"Robot Chicken: Easter Basket (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  Sydney the whale jumps over kid in slow-motion
The Water Horse (2007)
 -  loch ness monster jumps net to escape

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